Velvet Undercover (25 page)
Authors: Teri Brown
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I'd like to thank all the people who made
Velvet Undercover
a reality, especially my agent extraordinaire, Mollie Glick, and my amazing editor, Kristin Rens, who helps me craft books that are far better than I could have done on my own. A huge shout-out to all the folks at Harper: Kelsey Murphy, Jenna Stempel, Kathryn Silsand, Caroline Sun, and Nellie Kurtzman.
I want to thank my weekly writing group of talented young adult authors for being so amazingly supportiveâCat Winters, Kelly Garrett, and Miriam Forster, your collective wisdom and friendship means the world to me. Our random conversations on bloody fairy tales, bizarre religious rituals, and strange historical customs make me a better person. Or at least one who might have a shot on
Jeopardy!
Also thanks to Amy Danicic, who listens to me whine; Vickie Hansen, my pancake partner; and author Shirley Jump, who inspires me to keep running in spite of the
deadlines. I also want to thank H. M. Brooks and Jannick Pitot who helped me translate Alphonse de Lamartine's lovely poem.
Also a big thank-you to Tammy Proctor, the author whose book
Female Intelligence: Women and Espionage in the First World War
was essential in my research and who graciously answered all my email queries.
Heartfelt thanks to my wonderful children, Ethan and Megan; my daughter-in-law, Megan; my grandgirl, Serena; and my parents, Lyle and Carol Foreman, for being awesome and not complaining about all the times I go AWOL to write.
But mostly, I want to acknowledge my hubby, Alan Brown, who read the first draft and made a big deal out of it. Thanks for being the guy I call when my car is on the side of the road.
Photo credit Keene Studio
TERI BROWN
is most proud of her children, but coming in a close second is the fact that she jumped out of an airplane and beat the original Legend of Zelda video game. She is a word scribbler, head banger, math hater, book reader, food fixer, kitty keeper, and city slicker. She is also the author of the Born of Illusion novels. Teri lives with her husband and way too many pets in Portland, Oregon. You can visit her online at
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VELVET UNDERCOVER
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Brown, Teri J.
  Velvet undercover / Teri Brown. â First edition.
    pages  cm
  Summary: “A World War I era spy novel about a bright British girl who is sent undercover into the heart of enemy territory to rescue Britain's most valuable (and secret) spy”â Provided by publisher.
  ISBN 978-0-06-232127-5 (hardback)
  EPub Edition © September 2015 ISBN 9780062321299
  [1. SpiesâFiction. 2. Undercover operationsâFiction. 3. World War, 1914â1918âFiction.]  I. Title.
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